UT3 Preliminary system requirements

[mersenary aka MinisterofDeath]

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but here are the "alleged" Sys req's for UT3. I'm screwed with the CPU!

[web]http://unreal.freakygaming.com/pc/actio ... ments.html[/web]

[Zax_Gentoo_Box]

*whistles under his breath at the recommended cpu*

[DW_ToxicWaste]

It doesn't make any sense at all, unless they are talking about the combined speed of multiple cores.

First of all, today more than ever, the speed of your CPU doesn't mean much in terms of the work it's capable of doing. A 3 Ghz Core2Duo will spank a 3Ghz X2 in most benchmarks.

But I digress....

How many 4 Ghz CPUs are shipping right now? Correct, NONE.

How many will ship next year? Likely answer? NONE.

So according to this article, they suggest you run a CPU that hasn't been invented yet.

Unless you heear it from Epic, it's crap.

Rich (TW)

[mersenary aka MinisterofDeath]

It doesn't make any sense at all, unless they are talking about the combined speed of multiple cores.

First of all, today more than ever, the speed of your CPU doesn't mean much in terms of the work it's capable of doing. A 3 Ghz Core2Duo will spank a 3Ghz X2 in most benchmarks.

But I digress....

How many 4 Ghz CPUs are shipping right now? Correct, NONE.

How many will ship next year? Likely answer? NONE.

So according to this article, they suggest you run a CPU that hasn't been invented yet.

Unless you heear it from Epic, it's crap.

Rich (TW)

I have a feeling that's supposed to be 3.4 Ghz not 3 -4

[DW_ToxicWaste]

Even so, there are no multi cores running @ 3.4 Ghz stock, and precious few running 3. And most are UNDER 2.8. So I still think these are way wrong, or not being communicated correctly.

Epic is going to have to quantify the requirements between single core vs. Dual core (i.e. "2.8 - 3.4 P4" vs "will run great on a 2.4 dual core")

Rich (TW)

[mersenary aka MinisterofDeath]

Even so, there are no multi cores running @ 3.4 Ghz stock, and precious few running 3. And most are UNDER 2.8. So I still think these are way wrong, or not being communicated correctly.

Epic would be really stupid to make a game which ran best on only the highest speed CPUs available today.

Rich (TW)

Yeah...that's what I saying...3.4 ghz single core. Probably a typo on their part.. I think for BioShock the minimum was 2.8 single core, and the recommended was 3.2 single or something like that.

[WHIPperSNAPper]

Even so, there are no multi cores running @ 3.4 Ghz stock, and precious few running 3. And most are UNDER 2.8. So I still think these are way wrong, or not being communicated correctly.

Epic is going to have to quantify the requirements between single core vs. Dual core (i.e. "2.8 - 3.4 P4" vs "will run great on a 2.4 dual core")

Yup. Also, some of the AMD chips cannot be compared to Intel chips based on speed because they were known for processing faster at lower clock speeds. I.e.; you're single core Athlon running at 2.4 Ghz might well be the equivalent of the single core Pentium 4 running at 3.4 Ghz.

It looks like the alleged preliminary system requirements is now old and outdated information. I'm going to bet that UT3 would run on my current single core Opteron system with a mere weakling x800xt video card, albeit at 1024 x 768 and medium or low-medium settings (but still perfectly playable). I really do think that folks get too caught up in having to have the latest and greatest hardware sometimes. (Keeps the hardware makers and retailers in business, though.)

[mersenary aka MinisterofDeath]

Even so, there are no multi cores running @ 3.4 Ghz stock, and precious few running 3. And most are UNDER 2.8. So I still think these are way wrong, or not being communicated correctly.

Epic is going to have to quantify the requirements between single core vs. Dual core (i.e. "2.8 - 3.4 P4" vs "will run great on a 2.4 dual core")

Yup. Also, some of the AMD chips cannot be compared to Intel chips based on speed because they were known for processing faster at lower clock speeds. I.e.; you're single core Athlon running at 2.4 Ghz might well be the equivalent of the single core Pentium 4 running at 3.4 Ghz.

It looks like the alleged preliminary system requirements is now old and outdated information. I'm going to bet that UT3 would run on my current single core Opteron system with a mere weakling x800xt video card, albeit at 1024 x 768 and medium or low-medium settings (but still perfectly playable). I really do think that folks get too caught up in having to have the latest and greatest hardware sometimes. (Keeps the hardware makers and retailers in business, though.)

I'm liking this processor for my future build. Relatively inexpensive!


AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Processor - 3.0GHz, 2MB Cache, 1000MHz (2000 MT/s), Windsor, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket AM2, ADX6000CZBOX, Processor with Fan $184.00

[DW_Bomzin]

look at the published date . 5-10-10 ? something fishy

[Damnidge]

Toxic said the only thing worth anything in this entire thread - if you did not hear it from Epic, then it's crap. Plain and simple.

The lead designer in every interview I have seen him in said bluntly "there is no release date. It's done when it's done." Yet, even after that statement time and time again, over internet, G4 TV, E3, etc., people still posted release dates on their sites (up until the official date was announced from Epic)

The system specs anywhere are simply a guess at what the real ones will be. The demo is going to be the official announcement and test of what is needed. I am hoping that comes out within the next 6 weeks :cheers: